Parents' Choice Gold Award

Maine Student Book Award

Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)

ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice

About the Book

From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the classics Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings.

This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems. Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin’ Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too!

So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780062321336
• ISBN 10: 0062321331
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• On Sale: 01/06/2015
• Pages: 200
• List Price:24.99 CAD
• Ages: 4 to 8
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)

Shel Silverstein

Biography

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Other Works by Shel Silverstein

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  The Missing Piece & The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

  By Shel Silverstein

• 

  Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only

  By Shel Silverstein

• 

  Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

  By Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Biography

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Other Works by Shel Silverstein

• 

  The Missing Piece & The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

  By Shel Silverstein

• 

  Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only

  By Shel Silverstein

• 

  Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

  By Shel Silverstein